Throughout the day, upwards of 2000 attendees were shuttled back and forth from The Palace at Somerset Park to attend educational seminars and informational symposiums. Topics included; social media, energy efficiency plans, public relations, health benefits and the effects of nutrition and wellness for students. Speaking of nutrition, the Pomptonian currently provides staffing, high quality lunches, and innovative culinary concepts to over 70 school districts in NJ.

Guests enjoy the festivities at the V.I.P Lounge

After a long day of taking notes and networking, the Pomptonian and the NJSBA wanted the remaining attendees to return to the Palace to relax, enjoy a nice dinner and have some well deserved fun!

In addition to several other performance and specialty interactives that were taking place simultaneously throughout the colossal Palace, Jason and I were given 1/2 of the West Ballroom to create the Pomptionian V.I.P Lounge. Since most attendees registered in groups of 3 to 5 people, we were told we’d be catering to intimate crowds of 10 to 30 guests at a time who would stop by and leave as they wished, have a drink or two, grab a bite to eat, and maybe even bust out a few of their favorite dance moves. No problem! 🙂

Jason Jani, Marcello Pedalino and the Signature Event Team

Jason’s vision for the production layout was on point as always. From the luminescent projection of Pomptonian’s signature logo on the cathedral ceiling, to the L.E.D decor lightscaping to the surround coverage of 4 plasma screens displaying custom visuals, retro music videosand guest candids, word spread quickly throughout the Palace that this was a cool place to stop by and enjoy life for awhile. Of course Jason, as one of the top DJ/Remix artists in the country, manned the DJ booth all night and dropped a masterfully-blended soundtrack of lounge, pop, classic funk and current musical audience pleasers. I handled the on-site logistics, client relations, hospitality and interactive Emcee hosting.

Marcello entertains the guests with an interactive game from Minute To Win It

Over the course of the four hour reception, we had several occasions where a select group of guests were either enjoying the evening’s soundtrack with a nice glass of chardonnay, dancing to their requests with colleagues or competing in an impromptu challenge from our Minute to Win It repertoire. We were very pleased with the feedback from the NJSBA, The Palace and the happy guests.

Special thanks to the Palace team; Stacie DeMicco, Senior Conference Planning Manager, Kristie Pappas, Senior Corporate Sales Manager, Anthony Panchery, Banquet Manager and Richard McConney, Director of Banquets as well as Erik Endress, Director of Association and Meeting Development and Marcia Lavingne, County Activities Coordinator from the NJSBA for their professionalism and coordination assistance.

We provided pianist Sharman Howe for the cocktail hour to add a classy touch to the fashionable décor and gourmet appetizers. Sharman played a nice mix of classic jazz, current hits and holiday classics.

Among many, a highlight of the night was watching LG’s CEO, Mr. Ahn, getting “Low” on the dance floor after dinner. Talk about boosting company morale! Everybody on the dance floor was like, ‘this is the coolest boss you could ask for.”

Another highlight was seeing my friend, Nicole, win one of the luxurious door prizes that Santa gave out when he made his annual appearance with Mrs. Claus. Nicole, who referred MMP Entertainment to LG years ago, won a 42 inch LCD t.v. LG stands for “Life’s Good!” It’s easy to see why.

Special thanks to Anthony and Karen from the Westmount for their hospitality and professionalism.